PADUCAH, KY - Going by the numbers, the second week of August is typically the hottest week of our entire year, but this summer it's not even close.

According to the National Weather Service, average daily temperatures peak at 90 degrees in Paducah from August 6 through 13. For 27 days of the month, the record high temperature has soared well over 100 degrees.

But so far, Barkley Field has only seen the temperature reach as high as 90 degrees three times in August. In Cape Girardeau, they haven't hit 90 since July 28.

One reason for the prolonged moderate temperatures may be a weather phenomenon called an "omega block," where a massive area of high-pressure air stalls over a large section of North America, and causes the jet stream to bend around it. Depending on which side of the jet stream you are, you get a steady diet of cooler air from the north, or steamy Gulf moisture and heat.

Of course, nothing lasts forever, and as the stubborn omega block breaks down, the jet stream could straighten out, move north and draw hot humid air back to our region for the latter days of August.

Even so, the average daily highs will steadily decline for us in the coming weeks. Paducah's average high for Labor Day is 86 degrees; 84 on September 11; and 81 degrees by September 18.

My problem with the Man-made Gobal Warming Promoters is two fold. First they are using decades of data to promote a theory that they say is beyond contestation, for a planets climate that has been continually warming and cooling over millions of years. Secondly these promoters personally attack anyone who has data that disagrees with there theory. They don't argue about the data they try to destroy the persons for daring to challenge their position.

And the goal of the "Church of Climatology" is the redistribution of wealth to themselves thru the government financed GIGO "facts" at the expense of everyone affected by energy costs. This "Church" is filled with true believers whom no matter how often they're confronted with skewed facts promising apocalypse if we don't adhere to their "religious beliefs". My-0-My don't people get their panties in a wad over poignant satire that exposes their GI/GO compiled beliefs concerning our wealth being redistributed to their belief system.

Weather is the conditions as they are now. Climate is the average of those conditions over a period of at least 30 years or longer. The study of climatology is basically a study of those varying conditions, which has to include the effects of activity on earth (mostly volcanic activity, but yes to a tiny degree, the effects of human activity) and also astronomy ( our Sun and the gravitational fields of the planets which are constantly changing, for example the effects of the coming eclipse). 1816 is known as "the year without a summer" because of the much cooler temperatures. There was snow and frost in our New England region in June and July. The cause of that cooling was the ash from the eruption of Mt Tabmora, added the fact that the global temperature was already lower due to it being in the last stages of The Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age started with a period of volcanic activity in starting in the early 14the century and ending in the late 19th century. During that period of time, there was two periods of very low solar activity which led to the Sporer and the Maunder Minimums. The famous story of the Donner Party is an example of the effects of climate change on human activity. Climate effects us way more then we effect it. Now you have a brief synopsis of what Climatology is.

Phil, Freedom of Religion is protected by our and their Constitution. If they choose to worship the Weather gods then facts of are no use against them. Patrick is evidently a devout follower of his Church of Climatology. Their GIGO scientific facts may be foolish to us but not to them. Thank God we too, now have some Constitutional protections being enforced against their State funded religion. The EPA energy pogroms have begun to subside. The economy is better and the Stock Market is scary good. The Universal Church's Paris Accord is no longer funded by us I mean the U.S. On second thought facts are of use against their religious belief system. Phil, I stand corrected! Climatologists give us, the U.S. a break. No State sponsored religion is protected by our, your Constitution. Thank God!

No, you're just showing your ignorance of the English language. Climatology is merely the STUDY of the climate. I spelled it out for you and you still got it wrong. What you mean to refer to is a theory, like "Global Warming". Even then, though I am unsure if it's true, it's far from a religion. If religion were held to the scientific method like most scientific theories, then religion would have ceased to exist long ago.

People do get sensitive about their religious beliefs, myomy! The Scientologists are the same way, along with the Islamists. Ists are sometimes fanatically defensive. But if everyday weather is your thing, go for it. It sure looks like all the expensive coastal properties should be listing underwater values any day. The Church of Climatology even has their own cable channel. They have preachers of doom standing in hurricanes to proselytize. So, like I sayed, Stay Strong Climatologists! I be praying you have interesting weather to sustain your beliefs. Oh and pplease dddon't fffreakout on the 21st. No looking directly at the Climatology Sun God. If you do it to often you'll have to wear glasses or in the worst case you may go blind doing it.

Do you even know the definition of CLIMATOLOGIST? It is a person who studies, professes or practices the scientific study of climates, including the causes and long-term effects of variation in regional and global climates. Climatology also studies how climate changes over time and is affected by human actions.